Journal-box.



A. G. McCORD & I. A. RANDEL. JOURNAL BOX. APPLICATION FILED 11m. 211 1 111.

1,1 32,370. Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

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ALVIN G. MCCORD AND IVAR A. RANDEL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS TO MOCORD AND COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

JOURNAL-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

Application filed December 20. 1913. Serial No. 807.895.

To ad r lic-v it may concern:

Be it known that we, Ann: C. MoConn and Ivan RANDEL. citizens of the United States. residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Journal-Boxes; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description. of the invention, such as will onahlc others skilled. in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our present invention relates to journal boxes of the type disclosed and broadly claimed in Letters Patent of the l nited States No. 1,077,159, granted to Ivar A. Handel, of date October 28, 1913, and ear titled Journal box."

The present invention consists in providing the journal box with an independently formed metallic reintorcing and anchoring stirrup that embraces the cellar and is secured to the cellar and to the cast top of the box, in the. process of ar-ling h lop fast to the cellar. This reinforcing stirrup not only stiffens the vertical side walls of the cellar but, when piovidcl with lower arch bar bolt uzlcs ically alinod with (as; top of the box, affords means for very convenientlymnd securely bolting and anchoring the box to the top and bottom arch bars. and tie bars.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the inventi n, like chararters indicate like pa ts throughliait the sevc 'al views.

Referring to the drawings :Figure l is a. view partly in plane and partly in horimutal section on the line a" a on Fig. 3; Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on the irregular line :0 a on Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a view partly in outer end elevation and partly in vertical section on the line a m on Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is a detail in horizontal section taken on the line 011 as on Fig.

The independently formed cellar l, which is preferably' pressed into shape from sheet steel, is, as shown, formed with an integral rear end or outside dust guard wall 3 hav ing the usual large axle passage 3. An independently formed inside dust guard wall 4 is also advisably constructed from sheet steel and is preferably provided with flanges 5 on its bottom and vertical edgr This inside dust guard wall is also provided with the usual large axle passage. To

adapt the cellar to receive the dust guard, not shown, between its inside and outside dust guard walls, its inncr'end portion is slightly expanded, thereby forming stop sli'iulders l against which the inside dust guard wall 5 is arranged to be seated, when i; is placed in working position, as shown in the drawings.

The cellar l is shown as provided with a round d licilom. and the intcru'lediate porlieu: f its ertical walls, and also the lower portion of the lfiottoin thereof, are formed with inwardly" pressed channels that are adaplod to receive. the vertical prongs and the horizontal bottom l ar, respectively, of ind: prudently formed metallic stirrup 6. The upper ends of the prongs of the stirrup 17 extend approximately to the upper edges of the sides of the cellar. Preferably, this stirrup (3 is formed from a sheet of thin bar steel hcnt upon itself into-rectangular form, with double folded portions 6 projecting from the bottom ear beyond the vertical prongs thereof. These projecting portions are formed with tie bar bolt holes 7, and, 30 preferably. the vertical prongs of the said stirrup G are formed with longitiu'linally ex tended inwardly pressed corrugations that lit correspond ngly inwardly pressed por i ns of the cellar. The corrugations just ilwlll'l still'en oth the prongs of the stirrup owl 'dcs of the cellar and permit the bolts, not shown. lo be applied very close to the cellar.

When the cellar and yoke S, together with the inside dust guard wall 5, where the lat tcr en'iployed, haw been. properly positi ned and presented to the mold or flash provided for casting of the top, the molten metal in mailing the top is poured into lhe mold cavity, and the top is thus cast fast to the upper edge of the cellar and to the upper ends of t me prongs of the yolre, and to the upper edge of. the inside dust guard wall. In this way, the component parts of the journal box are permanently and very rigidly united. In fact, when thus united by the top, the above noted elements of the box are connected by substantially integral joints which do not permit of any ini tial relative movements of the elements, and can not be loosened up or separated by the constant and severe jars and pounding action to which they are subjected in service. The cast top 8 is provided with. upper arch closed in the application of Ivar A. Randell S. N. 795,513, filed October 16, 1913, and entitled Journal box, for making the upper edge of'the cellar and of the inside dust guard Wall abnormally contractiole, andfor causing the same to interldck with the cast metal of the top in the process of casting the top onto the cellar.

What we claim is l. A journal hon" comprising an independently formed metallic cellar, an independently formed. metallic stirrup embracing said cellar, and a top made fast to said cellar and stirrup by the metal of said top in the forming thereof.

A journal box comprising an independently formed pressed steel cellar, an independently formed pressed steel stirrup havi V upturned prongs embracing the sides of said cellar, and a top cast fast to the upper edges of said cellar and to the upper ends of the prongs of said stirrup.

3. A journal box comprising an independently formed press steel cellar, an independ ently formed pressed steel stirrup having upturned prongs enibraem" the sides of SiiNl cellar, a top raft fast to tne u per edges of .5:

lUW the bottom 0! Suhl cellar and having pro ecting p0r- .tlon with bolt holesNertirully alined with the bolt holes m said twp.

i i jourual box comprising a sheet metal cellar, an independently formed pressed steel stirrup having its upwardly projecting prongs set lute rhannels termed in the sides of said cellar and bent upon itself to form lmttuln projections, Whichlatter are provided with bolt holes, and a top cast fast to the upper edge of said cellar and to the upper ends of the prongs of said stirrup, and having bolts vertically alined with the bolt holes in the projecting portions of the stirrup.

In testimony whereof We aflix our signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ALVIN (I. MOCORD. IVAR A. RANDEL. Witnesses (l. RUnoLPH, DONALD D. MiLLiKlN. 

